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The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting will be Saturday, Nov. 28. Despite the four-year drought, the Idyllwild Christmas Tree — a sequoia at Jo’An’s — is well and looking forward to another holiday season. The drought has raised concerns about the tree’s health and Phyllis Mueller, chair of the Soroptimist’s Tree Lighting Committee, has been actively…
In what is becoming an annual event, the Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 hosted a reception and dinner for American military veterans who are hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Residents attended to talk, eat and drink with the Warrior Hikers. “Warrior Hike: Walk off the War” is a program developed by Marine veteran Sean Gobin…
Every yearly scheduled event presented at the Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus promises treasures of sound production from a wide-ranging talented student body to the most distinguished guest artists. This is particularly true of the programs regularly slated for the end of the fall and the beginning of the winter…
First of all, there really wasn’t a plan for part two. I thought I was done but here I am writing about this subject again. It started after I wrote an article for the Town Crier’s other publication, Palms to Pines Magazine, last May. It was titled “Idyllwild’s Patriotic Parade” and it spoke of the history and the long-standing tradition it brings.
Beginning Monday, April 16, the Rustic Theatre will shutter for four days to convert from long-dominant 35 millimeter to state-of-the-art digital projection. The era of reels of film is ending. For movie houses that cannot afford the upgrade to digital, it is also the end. Conversion is forcing the closure of nearly 1,000 smaller movie…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center As youth soccer kicked off the last week of regular-season games, our first match between the undefeated Red Hawks and the Kraken proved to be a nail biter, with outstanding defense by Mateo Whitmer of the Kraken keeping it a scoreless game going into halftime. The Red…